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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
Those Who Will Not Give
The concept of “limited good” is that there is only so much good, so much knowledge and so much love to go…
The Giving Family: A Surprise Lesson
By this time of January, the holiday glow is off, but with it comes time to reflect on what just occurred. At…
How to Evaluate Charities for Year-End Giving
At this time of year, many people are rushing to complete their year-end giving. How do you evaluate what is a worthy…
What Can We Learn About How Much the Wealthy Give?
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have generated quite the buzz by encouraging billionaires to have 50% of their wealth to charity. In…
The Forgotten Giver
My eyes were weary. It was an early morning flight, and I was heading down the freeway on the way to the…
Giving A Car to Christian Ministries
Each year, more than 300,000 cars are given to non profits. But only 5% are given to Christian ministries. This paltry number…
Church Giving Down Compared to Non Profits
A recent study by Empty Tomb, an Illinois based research organization shows some troubling signs for church giving. From 2007 to 2008,…
Year-End Tax Strategy—Give Away Your Business—Part II
In my last blog, I wrote about how some business owners are dramatically increasing their giving. They are doing so by giving…
Year End Tax Strategy—Give Away Your Business—Part I
As we approach year end (can you believe it is only eight weeks away?), we are in the season where business owners…